woman Definition

an adult female person

a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) —usually used in combination

womankind

a woman who is a scholar

a woman who is an author

prostitute

women's rights

feminism

possession and exercise of suffrage by women

prostitute, whore

a woman who has had many experiences and who is not shocked by things that may be shocking to other people

something created by and suitable to a girl or woman

characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward women

the highly variable symptom complex of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by a woman repeatedly abused especially physically by her mate —called also battered woman's syndrome, battered wife syndrome, battered women's syndrome